The corridor lights of the hospital warped and stretched in Mei Mei's eyes.
The sounds of the world faded away from her, leaving only the thunderous pounding of her heart in her chest and the shriek of blood rushing to her head.
She stared in disbelief at the aged body, devoid of all life, roughly carried on that man's back by his son.
Cui Cui had never told her she was sick...
She had only said that she might not be able to come by recently because she had something to do, and told Mei Mei not to worry!
"Who are you?!"
"Did you go into the wrong room?"
Mei Mei offered no explanation. She flashed past them and snatched Cui Cui's body back from the man's back.
She reached out, wanting to do something, but her hand froze in midair as helplessness washed over her...
Her title was Yellow Springs. She was a world-level wanted BOSS who represented humanity's death, wielding power comparable to a god's!
Yet she possessed no power whatsoever to save anyone...
All her power was meant for destruction and reaping human lives.
Mei Mei lowered her head and saw the red spider lily blooming silently beneath her feet. Never before had she found her own ability so glaring.
It represented the passing of human lives.
And it would turn into nourishment, feeding her.
Cui Cui was dead...
Her best friend, who nagged her to play fewer games, cooked steaming hot meals for her, and forcibly dragged her outside to bask in the sun whenever she stayed indoors long enough to grow moldy, was gone...
"You people..."
"Do you know she's already gone..."
Mei Mei's voice was icy.
The moment she arrived at the hospital, she had heard the piercing quarrel coming from the ward from